Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-09-11

with the ferocity and CELEBRITY Of tigress.
Leaving him to defend himself against her
long talons, we tore away the bed-clothing,
and under the boards was revealed box
like structure wherein lay the objects OF
our search. They were wretched, craven
looking creatures, and shivered and whined
as we dragged their limp carcasses out.
We watched another house for days and
passed a small field where two women cul-
tivated crop of corn. The women gave
no indication that they knew the nature
of our errand, but would talk at any time
with apparent frankness. The wife of the
deserter said that her husband had aban-
doned her and that she and his sister, who
lived with her, had a hard struggle to
keep the wolf FROM the door We were all
but convinced of this fact, and should have
been wholly 80 but for the direct and
authentic manner in which we had been
informed to the contrary.
Finally we were compelled TO abandon
this case from sheer lack Of any clew to
work upon, as, in spite of constant and
rigid espionage, we made no Roadway and
saw no suggestive actions on the part OF
the two poor women. The detective in
stinct must have been utterly lacking in
every member Of the squad, for We learned
some time after that the alleged sister-in-
law with whom we had frequently con-
versed and whom we had many times seen
at work in the field, was simply the de-
serter himself, clothed in one of his wife's
home-spun gowns.
Another case was that Of q man who had
no family. He was shaggy bearded
giant and owned two old negroes, who
guarded him and the secret of his haunts
with ssgacity and fidelity almost super
human. His habit was to lie out in the
woods, seldom approaching the house, and
his negro servants eontrived to provide for
his daily sustenance in spite of our efforts
TO prevent il.
II would have been easy TO prevent the
negroes from going to him by placing them
in duress or by removing them altogether
from the scene But this might have de-
feated our ends, for We knew not how
close the hider might be lying, and had no
assurance that we ourselves were not un-
der his observation, for the dense woods
and thickets encroached directly upon the
small clearing in which the house stood.
In default OF better plan we Mt length
took measures to keep the old servants un-
der close surveillance for twenty -four hours
uninteruptedly.
At break OF day their cabin was entered
by two men, and they were given certain
instructions and informed that the slight
est violation or attempted infraction would
hA .ANa Ia Af hath
But one was permitted to pass the door at
time, and the dead line, which lay near
at hand, must not be crossed. They were
cautioned against any signalling, and as
sured that such an attempt would be
promptly punished.
Men we've lying in ambush all around,
and at dark our line was drawn in to close
ly encircle the building. Shortly before
midnight a stealthy form crept past me in
the gloom and the game was in the tolls.
Swiftly passing around the Gordon no
titled the men that Showers had entered
the house. and we at once took positions at
every door and window. As soon as the
lieutenant's step sounded upon the porch
the fugitive leaped from back window
into the iron grip of Sergeant Howard.
The man fought and bit and swore aud
yelled like demon, but strong arms bore
him down and strong cords bound his
writing limbs. His hair aud beard fell
down his back and breast in matted masses,
his hands and face were black with the &C
Cumulated CRIME OF months, aud the nails
of his fingers resembled the long carved
talons of some great bird Of prey. His
eyes glared like q madman's, and every
struggling motion reminded us of those oil
a batfied, raging wild beast. The sight
WAS terrible, and one who witnessed it can
never forget it.